Fairfield, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Nighttime residential Lmax ceiling
- 65 dBA
- Applies
- only adjacent to residential use
- Governing section
- § 25.1404
- First offense fine
- up to $100
- Not a flat overnight delivery ban
- conditioned on exceeding 65 dBA
Summary
Fairfield Municipal Code § 25.1404 bars loading, unloading, or delivering goods by large trucks or tractor-trailers next to a residential use between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. once the activity would exceed the Lmax noise thresholds in Table 25.1401, which is 65 dBA at night.
Large vehicle delivery and loading - The loading, unloading or delivery of goods, merchandise, vehicles or supplies by large trucks, tractor-trailers, or other similar vehicles between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. adjacent to a residential use, where such activities would exceed the Lmax thresholds of Table 25.1401.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4962673; v0 updated 2026-02-17).
Full Breakdown
Section 25.1404's 'large vehicle delivery and loading' clause makes it unlawful to load, unload, or deliver goods, merchandise, vehicles, or supplies by large trucks, tractor-trailers, or similar vehicles between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when the location is adjacent to a residential use and the activity would exceed the Lmax thresholds set in Table 25.1401. At the affected residential property line during that overnight window, the applicable nighttime Lmax ceiling for residential property is 65 dBA, five decibels tighter than the 70 dBA daytime Lmax standard.
Unlike the flat overnight construction ban in § 25.1404's 'construction activities' clause, the delivery restriction is conditioned on exceeding that Lmax number rather than banning all after-hours deliveries outright, so a quiet delivery next to a home can still occur in the overnight window if it stays under 65 dBA Lmax at the property line. Warehouses, distribution centers, and retail loading docks near residential neighborhoods are the ordinance's main targets; deliveries next to commercial or industrial neighbors fall outside this particular clause because it applies only where the loading is 'adjacent to a residential use.'
Violations & Fines
The general penalty at Chapter 1, Article I, § 1.7 applies: a first violation is an infraction with a fine up to $100, escalating to an infraction up to $250 or a misdemeanor with a fine up to $1,000 and up to six months in county jail for a second violation within a year. Code enforcement measures the noise at the residential property line to establish the Lmax exceedance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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